Industry News

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park opens in City of Richmond

The City of Richmond has opened its new Alexandra Park, part of a continuous green corridor between the Garden City Lands and Cambie Road.
UBC biomedical

New biomedical engineering facility for UBC

The School of Biomedical Engineering at UBC is getting a new home with a purpose-designed, state-of-the-art facility.
habitat

Vancouver’s first floating habitat launches at Trout Lake

Vancouver’s first floating ecosystem has been launched onto Trout Lake as a pilot to improve biodiversity, plant and wildlife habitat .
medals

2022 GG’s Medals in Architecture winners revealed

The 2022 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture recipients have been announced by the RAIC and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Vaughan

Don Vaughan receives CSLA Lifetime Award

Vancouver landscape architect Don Vaughan has been honoured with the CSLA Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the profession.
Frank Gehry

New designs for Frank Gehry’s 73-storey Forma

New renderings were revealed for Frank Gehry’s first residential tower in Canada and what will become his tallest building in the world.
green

Program launched for circular built environments

WorldGBC is launching Circularity Accelerator — a global program to accelerate the adoption of circular economy.
landscape

Landscape architecture honoured with CSLA awards

CSLA has announced the recipients of the  2022 Awards of Excellence. This year, 15 landscape projects received a national award.
Zeidler

Zeidler Architecture wins Block 2 design competition

Zeidler Architecture, in association with David Chipperfield Architects, was selected as the winning team for the redevelopment of Block 2.
building

Vancouver takes further steps for zero emissions

City of Vancouver has taken new steps to advance zero-emissions buildings as part of its Climate Emergency Action Plan.
installation

Lobby installation illuminates Kitchener’s shift to digital economy

An art installation bedazzles the lobby atrium of a new office building in Kitchener-Waterloo’s growing tech community, near the offices of Yahoo and Google.
business

AIBC dispels myths about PGA transition

As work continues on the transition to the Professional Governance Act (PGA) in B.C., AIBC is addressing several myths.
belleville

Historic investment to build new Royal BC Museum

The B.C. government is investing $789 million for a new state-of-the-art and seismically safe Royal BC Museum (RBCM) in Victoria.
extreme heat

Climate advocates warn of extreme heat fallout

Property owners, managers, and communities all have a role to play when it comes to the irreversible reality of extreme-heat events.
downtown park

Unique park in downtown Vancouver opens

A brand new park has opened in Vancouver's downtown core - the first one in 10 years - at Smithe and Richards streets in Yaletown.
passive house

World’s tallest passive house planned for Vancouver

A 60-storey residential development is planned for downtown Vancouver. It will be the world's tallest passive house building.
collyer

ZAS Architects + Interiors promotes Leigh Collyer

The Vancouver studio of ZAS Architects has promoted Leigh Collyer to principal. She has nearly 20 years of design experience.